‘Through Our Own Eyes’ Exhibit Opening

An exhibition of photographs and collages on the lived realities of HIV disclosure, stigma and criminalization by cis and trans women living with HIV.

Join us for the opening of ‘Through Our Own Eyes,’ an exhibition of photographs and collages on the lived realities of HIV disclosure, stigma and criminalization by cis and trans women living with HIV. The photographs and artwork were created as part of a participatory, community-based photo-voice project by the SHAWNA Team in collaboration with the Afro-Canadian Positive Network of BC, Oak Tree Clinic, Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network and YouthCo.

Where: 434 Columbia Street, Vancouver BC

When: Thursday September 13, 2018 – 6:00 PM  to 9:00 PM

The evening will include an opening by Elder Roberta Price, followed by a panel of speakers beginning at 6:30 PM. The panel will include:

  • Flo Ranville, SHAWNA Peer Mentor
  • Lulu Gurney, SHAWNA Peer Research Associate
  • Patience Magagula, Executive Director of the Afro-Canadian Positive Network of BC
  • Micheal Vonn, Policy Director, BC Civil Liberties Association
  • Mary Kestler, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, Oak Tree Clinic
  • Andrea Krüsi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Light refreshments will be served. The event is free, but space is limited, so please RSVP via the blue button below. Limited seating is available for those who need it. The event space is accessible, however the washrooms are narrow.

Please note: This event will be photographed and media representatives may be present.

We respectfully acknowledge that our work and this event take place on the unceded Indigenous territories of the Squamish (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh), Tsleil-Waututh (Sel̓íl̓witulh), and Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm) Nations.

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This event is supported by generous funding from the Vancouver Foundation and CIHR.